The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-12
TIRED OF CRIME AT LAST.
MRS HUDsoN's ATTEMPT 70 KILL HER
SELF WITH CHLORALs


Go. was the 1hamediste canse-MM Ex-
Pissts 81 the Ceienah He"ss ana IN "essoH'
The woman who attempted suicide ut the
Philadelphia Hotel in Jersey City on Sunday
by taking large doses Of choral. was identified
yesterday a. a confidence operator who has
figured In police annals under the various
names OF Mrs. Z. L. Hodson. Mrs. Emma Lee
Hudson, Mrs. Lee, and Mrs. deorRiana p.
Kensott. The last mentioned is believed by
some to be her real name. sho was traced
through the publication in THE Bun Of yester-
day. She is probably the most skilful woman
swindier in the country. and her operations
have brought her in contact with a great many
prominent persons whom she has blaokmailed
repeatedly. Her latest swindle' and the ono for
one by which she defrauded the dry goods firm
Of Aiken Son Co. Of Eishtssnth street and
woman entered the store and M.
dress goods. finally selected pattern worth
"a, "I neno. sho sa,a shs wns Mira q j
Iswrsnoe Of a, Park avenue. and that She
mentioned incidentally tnat she was stopping
n ns Ss nssks snu sen to the S depo
Mr.. John Miller. the cashier, had looked over
da he @ %
ersS and % on e oet biz was ' sent us to
Mr.. Lawrence. That gentleman was
a,,r,.,.aa mon ,ooLin, NJ Tine date
of the purchase. for his wife was at that time
%sny Mss ss1 Hlen son Of his doass
letter from B. Altman / Co.. the sixth avenue
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ot eeods. t Ms. Lawrence beGams more sSs-
him and .r saar rms
= ii Wsss street A. Miller cs ,'S
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mering nt notel ~ UornWaiijS2}n-th hudson.
NE Shs nnu wer WIN w, az ,shn s LEE
seen ~ neL Sompah since: Unrihg tne ponce
Ionhn inaI ene mao osen acting as the agent OF
able The P, with wealthy
eyer si ~ eh Mt moet a MT scae h a,
swndhns s HccI sh u tns C0ieman House in
ma tfn 1SnU ono EsEist9reu tnere on March
~ mrs. Emma IN ,,. =. nodsoni one PASSED much
p r SSs nr,iad W. oga a heb ~ aarcd
tne guests py tne announcement mat enc had
nee peen roDpoa. Sae came uowH 10 we aesK IN
tne eVenihs. pnie and trenpanS Win excne-
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